Regardless of the pros and cons of creating a homogenous proto-European and the heavy bureaucratic structure of the overpaid institutions that are each day more and more distant from the majority of citizens who are outside the Brussels bubble, the EU has successfully created a peaceful ambiance to avoid the devastations of war.



Neither "Best Friend" Nor "Anti-Israel"

Media Outlet: 
ACCESS
Article Type: 
Opinion
Date: 
October 17, 2012

Washington Post editorial on October 16 matter of factly stated the obvious: that President Barack Obama “sought to publicly distance himself from Israel early in his term” and that Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu “have made a mess of their personal relationship.” Both of these statements are quite obvious even to many casual observers of the Middle East.



Hebron's Independent Women, Part I

Media Outlet: 
The Daily Beast
Article Type: 
Editorial
Date: 
October 17, 2012

This Saturday, the West Bank city of Hebron will hold its first municipal elections in over three and a half decades. While this is critical for Hebron’s people, what makes these elections remarkable is the first all-women list to ever run in Palestinian politics.



A UN victory could be costly for Palestinians

Media Outlet: 
The Jerusalem Post
Article Type: 
Opinion
Date: 
October 17, 2012

Can the Palestinians afford the UN recognition they seek? That is the question their leadership must ask itself as it presses for a vote next month on its application to upgrade its status from observer to non-member state.

The issue is being couched by Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas in terms of prestige and improved bargaining position for possible peace talks with Israel, but that conflicts with reality.

The Palestinians already have diplomatic recognition by some 120 countries and that has put them no closer to statehood.